Janet Somerville Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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#Gellhorn book YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS @FireflyBooks. 2021 @PRHAudio, read by @EllenBarkin. Rep @philipsturner. Reviewer @torontostar book pages. She/her
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint SmithJanet SomervilleI lifted up these fab new #thrillers by @RexPickett @LoriRaderDay @MarissaStapley & @RebeccaAuthor with @cbarbor at @wgcu. Please check them out. The segment begins at about 21:00: https://news.wgcu.org/show/gclbookclub/2021-12-01/clint-smith-how-the-word-is-passed-a-reckoning-with-the-history-of-slavery-across-america https://t.co/NHBmFpluyL
Paperback, 2022
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Loyalty
Lisa ScottolineJanet Somerville#FridayReads LOYALTY by the irrepressible @LisaScottoline. Out March 28 from @PutnamBooks. Treat your future self & pre-order a copy: https://t.co/SyCNblNYeR
Paperback, 2024
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Good Night, Irene
Luis Alberto UrreaJanet SomervilleDelighted to be in conversation with @PulitzerPrizes finalist & NYT bestselling novelist @Urrealism tomorrow @ 7PM @torontolibrary's Appel Salon. GOOD NIGHT, IRENE is gutting & glorious & a very personal story. Please join us: https://t.co/sII2KZLJLf @HBGCanada @littlebrown https://t.co/pNewNZDKt5
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Our Time
Ernest HemingwayJanet Somerville#NationalHandwritingDay Dedication "with admiration and affection (for her works) from her friend Ernest #Hemingway" to Martha #Gellhorn inside 1931 edition of IN OUR TIME The P.S. reads: " 1939 I love you Bongie." Bongie was one of EH's many nicknames for MG. https://t.co/aB4hytnAi3
Paperback, 1996
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The It Girl
Ruth WareJanet SomervilleWonderful @nytimesbooks BY THE BOOK from @RuthWareWriter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/books/review/ruth-ware-by-the-book-interview.html?campaign_id=69&emc=edit_bk_20220722&instance_id=67416&nl=books®i_id=72072090&segment_id=99340&te=1&user_id=92ca84c66ceb2e846102e372717c9f16 Be sure to check out her hot-off-the-press smart, twisty #thriller THE IT GIRL while you're at it.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
George: A Magpie Memoir
Frieda HughesJanet SomervilleGEORGE, A MAGPIE #MEMOIR by British writer-painter & avian enthusiast #FriedaHughes is out today from @AvidReaderPress & @SimonSchusterCA. I spoke with Hughes for @torontostar. She is all sorts of fabulous: https://t.co/7EARtHNjxl https://t.co/93fNnvPRLA
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick
Sarah WinmanJanet SomervilleGoing to listen to Sarah Winman’s gorgeous novel STILL LIFE to feel better about the world.
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Painting Time
Maylis De KerangalJanet SomervillePlease join me in virtual conversation at @festofauthors with Kathleen Winter (@supremetronic) & France’s Maylis De Kerangal on Mon Oct 25 at 4pm: https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/the-art-of-life/ THE ART OF LIFE. Treat yourself to their beautiful books: UNDERSONG & PAINTING TIME. @francetoronto https://t.co/jIAS8LZPAN
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Undersong
Kathleen WinterJanet SomervillePlease join me in virtual conversation at @festofauthors with Kathleen Winter (@supremetronic) & France’s Maylis De Kerangal on Mon Oct 25 at 4pm: https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/the-art-of-life/ THE ART OF LIFE. Treat yourself to their beautiful books: UNDERSONG & PAINTING TIME. @francetoronto https://t.co/jIAS8LZPAN
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club)
Claire KeeganJanet SomervilleClaire Keegan's SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE is a tiny, perfect novel. #IrishLit
Hardcover, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book